by SKFitLife | Jul 30, 2014 | Nutrition, Recipes
Clean Eating Summer Chicken Salad with Strawberry Basil Dressing Salad Ingredients: Spinach Celery Green Onion Avocado Carrots Cucumbers Red Bell Peppers Blue Cheese Crumbles Strawberries Red Onions Pecans Cooked Chicken Breast (I ran out of time...
by SKFitLife | Jul 29, 2014 | Recipes
Clean Eating Summer Chicken Salad with Strawberry Basil Dressing Salad Ingredients: Spinach Celery Green Onion Avocado Carrots Cucumbers Red Bell Peppers Blue Cheese Crumbles Strawberries Red Onions Pecans Cooked Chicken Breast (I ran out of time so I grabbed a cooked...
by SKFitLife | Jul 29, 2014 | Recipes
SKFitLife Challenger, Amanda, shared this recipe with us in the private Facebook group along with the question of, “would you change anything here? It keeps me fueled for most of the morning.” My answer… it looks like a great way to start the day!...
by SKFitLife | Jul 29, 2014 | CouplesFitness, FitLife, SKFitLife
How can a mud run/obstacle course race strengthen your relationship? Let me count the ways… It encourages team work between partners. You can compete/complete it with just the 2 of you or create a team with other couples. The race acts as a common goal both of...
by SKFitLife | Jul 28, 2014 | Isagenix, Nutrition, SKFitLife
Feeling bloated? Bloating is one of the adverse reactions our bodies have to us putting something in it that it doesn’t like… sugar, gluten, dairy, preservatives, additives, artificial sweeteners, etc. The most common complaint of bloating I hear is linked...
by SKFitLife | Jul 28, 2014 | Recipes
This salad is surprisingly simple for the extraordinary benefit it provides and complements a meal. Its naturally very good and has no extra seasoning, apart from salt, or dressing. Although it goes well with many dishes it is perfect for...
by SKFitLife | Jul 16, 2014 | Recipes
Zucchini Raita Recipe is a wonderful salad on hot summer days. Also it is a great side dish and it goes well with spicy rice dishes like biryani or pulao or roti or use it as dip for vegetable. This zucchini raita is creamy and yummy in its taste...
by SKFitLife | Jul 15, 2014 | Recipes
After picking up some fresh Mahi Mahi from the store the other day I got the idea to try and make a restaurant favorite, macadamia nut crusted Mahi Mahi. I’ve never tried it before so I was a little worried it wasn’t going to turn out as good...
by SKFitLife | Jul 8, 2014 | CouplesFitness, FitLife, FitMom, Fitness, SKFitLife
Ladies… Want to feel, look, and be functionally strong for life by learning how to do pull-ups? Gentlemen… Want to increase the number of reps you can complete? Pull-ups can be performed just about anywhere and one of the quickest ways to improve is by...
by SKFitLife | Jul 7, 2014 | Recipes
I’ve been having a very busy few weeks, so apologies for my lack of recipes to inspire, it’s all been a bit full-on and I haven’t had much of a chance to get creative in the kitchen. However, the good news is that I think this recipe is...
by SKFitLife | Jul 6, 2014 | Recipes
Ever since I decided to completely cut out gluten from my diet, I’ve been searching for ways to still enjoy foods I love and looking for new recipes to try. So here are a couple recipes I’ve been loving lately! Banana Pancakes 1 banana 1 egg ½...
by SKFitLife | Jul 6, 2014 | Recipes
Okay! Let’s get vegetarian … Tex-Mex style! Here’s a recipe that I have been anxious to try and it turned out to be very delicious! Here in the Harper household, we LOVE anything that gets wrapped up into a tortilla so this was obviously a perfect...
by SKFitLife | Jul 4, 2014 | FitLife, FitMom, Fitness, Isagenix, Nutrition, Recipes, SKFitLife
Balance baby… Stephen’s family was in town the weekend before my most recent photo shoot with Natural Muscle Magazine and I wanted to be present and enjoy each moment, not stress over abs and eat salt-less food out of a plastic container all weekend. As I...
by SKFitLife | Jul 4, 2014 | Life Management, Self Improvement
Who will be better because of you? When you wake up, all the way until you go to sleep, whose life will you touch? Who will you encourage? What positive impact will you make? Who will you tell; “Give it one more try, it’s not...
by SKFitLife | Jul 4, 2014 | Life Management, Self Improvement
A great life can be summed up with these three characteristics: healthy, happy and productive. Good physical and emotional health, as well as an ability to create, do and give are powerful ingredients for a life worth living. This infographic does...
by SKFitLife | Jul 2, 2014 | FitLife, FitMom, Fitness, Isagenix, SKFitLife
My mom’s accountability post the other day in the SKFitLife private Facebook group… “28 miles of windy, hot riding on my bike. Riding RAGBRAI in 2 weeks. 402 miles across Iowa in 7 days of riding.” I am soooooo proud of you mom. For anyone who hasn’t...
by SKFitLife | Jul 2, 2014 | FitLife, FitMom, Fitness, Move of the Month, Self Improvement
Standing Alternate Knee Raises Description Stand upright with your back straight, smoothly raise one leg up so that your thigh is parallel to the floor, and your opposite elbow meets your knee, holding for 5 – 8 seconds prior to returning back to the ground and...
by SKFitLife | Jun 30, 2014 | Recipes
The first thing you’ll notice about this salad is that it tastes amazing. It also doesn’t hurt that spinach is an extremely nutrient-dense food. The recipe calls for raspberry vinegar, which is a flavorful and refreshing alternative to...
by SKFitLife | Jun 26, 2014 | Recipes
Waldorf Salad a la Stephanie! 2 cooked and chilled chicken breasts 1/2 Cup chopped walnuts (raw) 2 ribs celery (with leaves), sliced into 1/2-inch-thick pieces (leaves chopped) 1/2 Cup red seedless grapes, sliced (or a 1/4 cup of golden raisins) 1 sweet apple, cored...
by SKFitLife | Jun 20, 2014 | Recipes
Summer is here and that means it’s time for Salads! Enjoy all the fresh fruits and veggies while they’re ripe for the picking with these recipes that will beat the humdrum of your usual, same-old salad. 1. Cinnamon Apple Salad with Walnuts: ...
